Bathing-boat



J. SEBETO.

BATHING BOAT- APPLICATION FILED MAR!!! 1921.

Patented Au 16,1921.

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BATHING BOAT.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 19, 1921.

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ATHING-BO'AT.

To all whom it may concern:

Be knownthat I, JoH1 r seem, a citizen of theUnited States a nd aresident of the city of New York, borough of Broole lyn, in the countyof Kings, and State of New York, have invented a' new and Im; provedBathing-Boat, of which the following is a description.

' The generalobject of my invention'is to provide anovel-structurefor'use bybathers and adapted to afford amusementas well as exercise.The structure inlits preferred formincludes propelling and steeringmeans and novel actuating and" controlling means therefor. v Y I V Thedistinctive features of the invention rand its advantageswill. clearlyappear as the descriptionproceeds.

Reference is to-be'had tothe accompanying raw'ings forming a part ofthisspeci-' fication, it, being understood that the drawings aremerely;illustrative of one example of the invention.

Figure lis a perspective view of my improved boat showin the manner ofcarrying the same to or from thewater;

Fig. 2 is aplan view of the boat; a

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal vertical section thereon on the line 33, Fig.2;

Fig. 1 is an enlarged transverse section on the line 4-4, Fig. 3.

In carrying out my invention in accordance with the illustrated exampleI provide a hull 10 having an oblong welllO therein extending verticallycompletely through the hull so that a bather may take a position in thehull in either standing or sitting posture.

Along the bottom of the hull at the sides of the well 10* are keelcleats 11 and at the sides of the well on deck are coping cleats 12. Inthe preferred form of my invention I employ vertical bolts 13 which passthrough the cleats 11, and 12,the bolts being '45 desirable to givestrength to the structure which in practice is made of very light material. s

I provide the structure with a seat so that the bather may assume asitting posture and rest while in the water, the seat being advantageousalso in the propulsionof the boat. In the illustrated examplea seat 14is pivoted at its rear end to the keel cleats 11 by suitable horizontalpivot means indicated at 15. The keel cleats are of an increasedvertical dimension at their ear ends Specification of Letters Patent.Patented fhug'. 16, 1921. Application filed. March 19, 192 1 Seria1-No.453,598

adjacent to the seat and on the opposed side faces thereof are restmembers 16 for supporting the seat in the lowered position inthe planeof the cleats. The position of the seat is suchthat the rear wall of thewell 1O will constitute a back for the seat when the latter is lowered.The seat is adapted to be swung vertically on its pivot against the rearwall of: the well for convenience in carrying the boat or leaving it; Inuse the user steps into the, well and lifts the hull as shown in Fig. 1,hand grips being provided as: will appear. Inthis manner the I boat maybe carried to the water and the seat lowered.

The hull'is partitionedto form airtight compartments 18; V r

In practice I provide a paddle wheel 20 in theg welllO near the front,said wheel beingfmounted on a horizontal shaft21 hafving bearings in thehull at the sides. Gon- I necting rods 22are secured attheirlower endsto cranks 23 of the shaft 21 and the upper ends of said rods arepivotally connected with the front ends 'of hand-o ermovement to thepaddle wheel.

Advantageously, also, the boatis prov1ded with a rudder 27 having atransverse tiller 28 from the ends of which lines 29 'run forwardly toconnect with slide rods 30 having guided movement in eyes 31 orequivalent means on the cleats 12. The forward ends of the rodspreferably have heads .32 and springs 33- are coiled about the rodsbetween the eyes 31 and said heads. The arrangement is such that theuser when in the well 10 may assume a position for v1- brating thelevers 24 for actuating the paddle and with the elbows of the user infront 'of and adjacent to the heads 32 of rods 30 so that pressure bythe elbows may be exerted againstthe rods for controlling the tiller.

-I would state in conclusion that while operatethe levers 2 1 to imparta turning the illustrated example constitutes a prac-,

tical embodiment of my invention, I do claim 1. A structure of the classdescribed, including a hull having a well extending through the bottomin which the user may assume a standing or sitting posture, and aswingable seat on said structure adjacent to the rear end of the welladapted to be swung upwardly against the back wall of the well or to thelowered horizontal position for use, there being supporting means on thehull for the seat when lowered.

2. A structure of the class described, including a hull having a wellextending through the same to accommodate the user, a seat mounted onthe hull adjacent to the bottom and swingable to a raised positioncluding a hull having a well extending there through to accommodate theuser, coping at the sides of the well, and keel cleats on the hull atthe sides of the well.

at. A structure of the class described in-.

cluding a hull having a well extending therethrough to accommodate theuser, and keel cleats on the bottom of the hull adjacent to and outsideof the well.

5. A structure of the class described including a hull having a wellextending there through to accommodate the user, keel elements adjacentto the sides of the well, and a seat afiorded support on said keelelements.

6. A structure of the class described, including a hull having a wellextending there through to accommodate the user, a paddle wheel in thewell at the front, and means adapted to be actuated by one occupying aposition in said well to turn said wheel.

7. A structure of the class described, including a hull having a wellextending therethrough to accommodate the user, a paddle wheel in thewell atthe front, and means adapted to be actuated by one occupying aposition in said well, to turn said wheel.

8. A structure of the class described including a hull having a wellextending therethrough to accommodate the user, a rudder, a tiller onthe rudder, and operating means connected with the tiller and includingslid-' able elements extending along the hull at the sides of the welland having means adaptedv to receive elbow pressure from the useroccupying a position in the well.

JOHN SEBETO.

